A2/AD CAPABILITIES. THE AWAKENING OF THE WEST IN FRONT OF THE DRAGON’S NEST

Authors

  • Miguel IVORRA RUIZ Doctorando en Seguridad Internacional

Keywords:

A2/AD, anti-access, area denial, offset strategy, United States, China, security, defense, capabilities, threats.

Abstract

The article analyzes the concept of anti-access and area denial (A2/AD), it considers its capabilities and the challenges they represent. Due to the relevance it implies, to understand the operational problem presented by the A2/AD, it has been supplemented with an explanation, a historical review of the United States' thought development, operational concepts, strategic orientation and the possible answers it raises.

As a case study, the one from The People's Republic of China has been examined, cataloguing its A2/AD and addressing the problem from a strategic, doctrinal and operational level, under the prism of the use of aerospace power.

Published

2022-06-01

Issue

Section

Articles

How to Cite

A2/AD CAPABILITIES. THE AWAKENING OF THE WEST IN FRONT OF THE DRAGON’S NEST. (2022). Journal of the Spanish Institute for Strategic Studies, 18, 273-304 / 661. https://revista.ieee.es/revistaieee/article/view/2244